Graphic Design Major BBFA.GDS

Graphic Design Core - 60 credit hours

• ART 111 - Drawing I 3 semester hours
• ART 112 - Drawing II 3 semester hours
• ART 121 - Design I 2D 3 semester hours
• ART 122 - Design II Color 3 semester hours
• ART 161 - Graphic Communication 3 semester hours
• ART 211 - Drawing III - Figurative 3 semester hours
• ART 257 - Intermediate Desktop Publishing 3 semester hours
• ART 265 - Basic Photography 3 semester hours
• ART 315 - Computer Production & Imaging 3 semester hours
• ART 328 - Advertising Media Communications 3 semester hours
• ART 357 - Advanced Desktop Publishing 3 semester hours
• ART 375 - Art and Technology 3 semester hours
• ART 494 Internship Credits / Units: 3
• ARTD 335 - Digital Illustration I 3 semester hours
• ARTH 121 - Introduction to the Visual Arts 3 semester hours
• ARTH 456 - Recent Developments in Visual Arts 3 semester hours
• MCOM 350 - Digital Photography 3 semester hours
• MCOM 351 - Web Design 3 semester hours

• Take 2 of the following 3 courses:

• ARTH 165 - History of Photography 3 semester hours
• ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 semester hours
• ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 semester hours

Major Electives - 15 credit hours

Take 15 credits from the following, may not duplicate from above:

• ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design 3 semester hours
• ART 172 - Design Concepts in Crafts Media 3 semester hours
• ART 312 - Intermediate Photography 3 semester hours
• ART 330 - Painting Techniques 3 semester hours
• ART 338 - Encaustic Painting 3 semester hours
• ART 364 - Studio and Commercial Photography 3 semester hours
• ART 365 - Advanced Photography 3 semester hours
• ART 367 - Color Photography 3 semester hours
• ART 430 - Watercolor 3 semester hours
• ART 457 - 4-D Art Techniques 3 semester hours
• ART 480 - Printmaking Techniques 3 semester hours
• ART 491 - Independent Study 1 to 12 semester hours
• ARTH 165 - History of Photography 3 semester hours
• ARTH 211 - History of World Art I 3 semester hours
• ARTH 212 - History of World Art II 3 semester hours
• MCOM 448 - Interactive Multimedia Design 3 semester hours
• MCOM 449 - Advanced Interactive Multimedia Design 3 semester hours
• SPCM 455 - Visual Culture 3 semester hours

Social Science Reciprocity - 3 credits

Take one course from the following prefixes. Your choice may not be used to satisfy a General Education or Major requirement, and must be from outside your major discipline: AIS/LAKL, ANTH, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOC, SPCM.

Humanities Reciprocity - 3 credits

Take one course from the following prefixes. Your choice may not be used to satisfy a General Education or Major requirement, and must be from outside your major discipline: ART, ARTH, ENGL, FREN, GER, HUM, MCOM, PHIL, RUSS, SPAN, THEA.

System Gen Ed Requirements (SGRs) - 30 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• SPCM - Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Electives required

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.